Familiar 3-5-2 Shape & Fresh Faces – How Cristian Chivu Will Begin To Make Changes To Inter Milan | OneFootball

Cristian Chivu will start with a familiar 3-5-2 shape at Inter Milan, but he will already be implementing new ideas with fresh faces.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

However, the Romanian is getting straight to work putting his stamp on the team.

On the one hand, reports the Gazzetta, Chivu will stick with the 3-5-2 formation. At least initially.

That is the shape that Inter are used to playing. They’ve practically played in that shape for all of the last six years under Antonio Conte and Simone Inzaghi.

Therefore, Chivu is not going to upend that basic system right away.

Chivu Prepares To Use Familiar 3-5-2 At Inter Milan – But With Fresh Faces

ROME, ITALY – APRIL 28: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of Parma Calcio, looks on prior to the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Parma at Stadio Olimpico on April 28, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

However, reports the Gazzetta dello Sport, Cristian Chivu is already beginning to tinker with the way the team plays within the basic framework of the 3-5-2 shape.

First of all, that means the positioning and movements of the attacking midfielders in the trio. The wingbacks and the strikers will also start to link up differently.

And as the Gazzetta note, the addition of new signings will enable Chivu to start putting his stamp on the team immediately.

In midfield, Croatian international Petar Sucic will enter the Inter starting eleven right away at the Club World Cup.

Therefore, the 21-year-old can be a perfect player for Chivu to build his new-look midfield around. Sucic, unlike most of his new teammates, has not been playing under Inzaghi for several seasons.

And similarly, Luis Henrique on the right flank will give an early indication of how Inter plan to use the wingback roles under Chivu.